Alpine Cowboys take series against Pupfish, three games to four

Joe McCarty improves to 1-1 in game one victory

ALPINE, TEXAS >> Pupfish shortstop Preston Lyon went 2-3 with a double, home run and three RBIs as White Sands (5-12) snapped their three-game losing streak by defeating the Alpine Cowboys (13-5) by the score of 8-3 Thursday afternoon in the doubleheader finale.

Nate Enriquez scored on a wild pitch in the first and Lyon later hit a solo homer in the top of the second to give the Pupfish a 2-0 lead. Alpine's Billy Crowe hit an RBI-single to cut the lead to one in the bottom of the second.

In the top of the fourth Tommy Fleckenstein walked while Aaron Olivas singled to put runners at first and second. Two White Sands batters were walked to bring in two runs to extend the Pupfish lead to 4-1.

Will Miller led off the top of the fifth for the Pupfish with a single while Justin Cook was hit by a pitch, the duo later scored on a sacrifice fly by Lyon. Miller homered in the top of the seventh to solidify the victory for the Pupfish. Miller went 2-4 on the afternoon.

White Sands starter Joe McCarty threw five two-thirds innings tallying four strikeouts to improve to 1-1 on the year. McCarty did not walk a single batter as he lowered his earned-run average down to 2.13. Patrick Robinson sealed the victory in 1 1/3 innings as he walked one and tallied one strikeout.

Cowboy starter Anthony Figliolia suffered his first loss of the season after throwing five innings of five-hit baseball. Figliolia walked four batters and allowed five earned runs.

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Despite committing three errors, the Pupfish compiled nine total hits in the seven-inning game. The squad scored six runs in the final four innings of play to win their first game since defeating the Douglas Diablos 12-2 at home on May 24th.

The Pupfish pitching staff kept Alpine first baseman Brian Millimen at bay as Millimen finished the day going 0-4. Millimen had gone 5-for-10 in the last two games compiling nine RBIs.

In the finale the Pupfish were held scoreless as Alpine pitcher Brett Kennedy threw a complete game five-hitter in the seven inning nightcap as the Cowboys won by the score of 8-0 to take the four game series, three games to four.

Alpine's Austin Prott hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the third to finish the night going 1-2 with three RBIs. Prott plated in a run on a sacrifice fly in the first inning after Tyler Heck hit an RBI-groundout to give the Cowboys a 2-0 lead.

Prott's homer gave Alpine a 5-0 lead heading into the top of the fourth. Pupfish pitcher Jay Burrell walked the first two batters in the sixth inning to set up the RBI-double by Heck. Ian Drapsho threw three innings allowing five runs on five hits before Eli Nickel came into relieve in the fourth inning.

White Sands traveled to Bisbee, Ariz. for a five-game series against the Blue.